Transcription
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- US Pronunciation
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- [bleek]
- /blik/
- /bliːk/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [bleek]
- /blik/
Definitions of bleak word
- adjective bleak If a situation is bleak, it is bad, and seems unlikely to improve. 3
- adjective bleak If you describe a place as bleak, you mean that it looks cold, empty, and unattractive. 3
- adjective bleak When the weather is bleak, it is cold, dull, and unpleasant. 3
- adjective bleak If someone looks or sounds bleak, they look or sound depressed, as if they have no hope or energy. 3
- adjective bleak exposed and barren; desolate 3
- adjective bleak cold and raw 3
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Origin of bleak
First appearance:
before 1300 One of the 15% oldest English words
1300-50; Middle English bleke pale, blend of variants bleche (Old English blǣc) and blake (Old English blāc); both cognate with Old Norse bleikr, German bleich; akin to bleach
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Parts of speech for Bleak
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
bleak popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 93% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
bleak usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for bleak
adj bleak
- desolate — A desolate place is empty of people and lacking in comfort.
- austere — If you describe something as austere, you approve of its plain and simple appearance.
- dreary — causing sadness or gloom.
- chilly — Something that is chilly is unpleasantly cold.
- cold — Something that is cold has a very low temperature or a lower temperature than is normal or acceptable.
Antonyms for bleak
adj bleak
- cheerful — Someone who is cheerful is happy and shows this in their behaviour.
- friendly — characteristic of or befitting a friend; showing friendship: a friendly greeting.
- appealing — Someone or something that is appealing is pleasing and attractive.
- pleasant — pleasing, agreeable, or enjoyable; giving pleasure: pleasant news.
- comforting — If you say that something is comforting, you mean it makes you feel less worried or unhappy.
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